Engraved map. Relief shown hachures; depths by soundings. "No. 328,b." Logo of the Depot in lower left corner.
Reference:
Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers rev. ed., p. 259.
Country:
Peru
City:
Chorrillos (Peru)
Full Title:
Plan du mouillage de Chorrillos, cote du Perou. Leve en 1825 par Mr. Chaucheprat, Lieutenant de Vaisseau. Publiee par ordre du Roi. Sous le Ministere de Son Excellence M. le Baron Hyde de Neuville, Secretaire d'Etat au Departement de la Marine et des Colonies. Au Depot-general de la Marine en 1828. Grave par Caplin. Ecrit par Besancon.
List No:
0233.017
Page No:
(12b)
Series No:
20
Engraver or Printer:
Besancon; Caplin, Jean-Francois
Publication Author:
France. Depot-general de la Marine
Pub Date:
1828
Pub Title:
Neptune des cotes occidentales d'Amerique sur le Grand Ocean.
Pub Reference:
Cf. National Maritime Museum. Catalogue, 256.
Pub Note:
This volume 7 of Neptune Francois forms an extensive atlas of charts of the western coasts of North and South America, with most charts dated or updated to the 1820's. 25 charts are listed in the index, yet 36 charts are present here. This copy is from the library of the Duc d'Orleans. This issue must be later than the NMM 256, since it has 10 extra charts dated from 1823 to 1828; the latest date in NMM256 is 1822. The eight Vancouver charts appear to be original issues or restrikes from the original plates; the La Perouse charts are absolutely restrikes on newer paper, with the Mappe Monde updated in Australia to show the coastal discoveries in the south. The progression of engraving style from the La Perouse to the 1828 charts is most interesting. The charts of Mexico and South America are largely copies of the Spanish Marine charts issued in the early 1800s showing the Malaspina Expedition tracks (see W. Heckrotte's copy of the Spanish charts). Bound in full red leather covers with decorative gold border and the same titles as above stamped on the spine.
